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==Purpose(s) of Case Studies==
 
==Purpose(s) of Case Studies==
* (Forsys general) Produce decision support guidelines
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* (Forsys general) Produce guidelines for the development and use of forest decision support systems
* Specific purposes determined by each country (like country reports) or do we decide on a common set of goals?
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* Possible audiences: academic, DSS developers, managers, funders
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* How could we build on other Forsys work?
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** Country reports (continue to implement individual country purposes chosen)
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** Use some common methodological structures for comparability (like problem types)
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* General types of case studies: exploratory, descriptive, explanatory
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==Methods - Theory development==
 
==Methods - Theory development==
* One or more existing theories vs. grounded theory
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* If purposes are different, relevant theories will be too
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==Methods - Case definition options==
 
==Methods - Case definition options==
* A particular DSS
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* The application of a single DSS to a particular problem
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* The application of DSS (possibly multiple) in a problem domain (eg fire)
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==Methods - Selecting studies==
 
==Methods - Selecting studies==
* How many are feasible?
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* Replication strategy
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** same DSS & same context, same DSS & different contexts, different DSS & same context, etc
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==Methods – Data sources & collection methods==
 
==Methods – Data sources & collection methods==
* Six general sources: documents, archival records, interviews, direct observation, participant observation, physical artifacts
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==Reporting results==
 
==Reporting results==
* Format depends somewhat on target audiences: academic, DSS developers, managers, funders
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* Formats: wiki, country reports/book, other?
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==Other issues==
 
==Other issues==
* Role of other WGs
 
* How to collaborate across countries during development
 
  
  
 
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[[category:Meeting Nov 2011]]
 
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Revision as of 01:52, 7 October 2011

To be filled out as decisions on guidelines are made.

Purpose(s) of Case Studies

  • (Forsys general) Produce guidelines for the development and use of forest decision support systems

Methods - Theory development

Methods - Case definition options

Methods - Selecting studies

Methods – Data sources & collection methods

Reporting results

Other issues